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What's the story behind the kink shaming thing?
User banned (5 days) - inflammatory generalizations despite previous warning for generalizing furriesFurries are basically zoophiliacs that arent fully there yet or in denial right?AlsoQuoteA "babyfur" is interested in age play and young or childlike characters.What the fuck
A "babyfur" is interested in age play and young or childlike characters.
Who knew that people who inundate themselves in Allied Power WWII games would be less willing to punch Nazis than the people who wear dog costumes at conventions?
And here we go again...
PETA has been always jealous of furries
QuoteHonestly, and you know because I talked with you about this directly...seeing the first page of this thread shocked me and made me hesitant on if I should even stick around on this site.I hear you sib. I was shocked too at how many people just went "nope" and variations thereof. I wonder what the ratio of "you do you" to "i don't like you" is in this thread.
Honestly, and you know because I talked with you about this directly...seeing the first page of this thread shocked me and made me hesitant on if I should even stick around on this site.
They're pretty damn fun. Best thing is that they're usually not too packed, so you're stuck in a mad house. Even during peak hours you can move in dealers' dens more comfortably than somewhere like Dragon Con or Comic Con.But yeah, there's events galore: game and tabletop rooms, seminars on a whole host of arts, hobby, and health subjects, raves and dances, and special events like the fursuit parade. If you're a party guy, then the alcohol flows pretty freely so you can always get buzzed, or shwasted, whatever you prefer.In short, there's something for everyone. So long as you aren't terrified of mascot faces you're probably gonna have a good time.
So long as you aren't terrified of mascot faces you're probably gonna have a good time.
Quote from: NepentheThey're pretty damn fun. Best thing is that they're usually not too packed, so you're stuck in a mad house. Even during peak hours you can move in dealers' dens more comfortably than somewhere like Dragon Con or Comic Con.But yeah, there's events galore: game and tabletop rooms, seminars on a whole host of arts, hobby, and health subjects, raves and dances, and special events like the fursuit parade. If you're a party guy, then the alcohol flows pretty freely so you can always get buzzed, or shwasted, whatever you prefer.In short, there's something for everyone. So long as you aren't terrified of mascot faces you're probably gonna have a good time.
Well as I said before, individuals make of it what they make of it. I've been made fun of for my interest in animals (which consisted of drawing them and reading books like Guardians of Ga'Hoole and Redwall), but this was in middle school, well before I even knew the fandom was a "thing" that existed, so I didn't have that to escape to. I just dealt with the shit until I got to college and could grow and be with people who shared my greater interest in animation altogether. I developed my social skills and confidence through there; furry is thus more easily relegated to a hobby for me.I do suit as well, but that's because I simply find them fun to both make and wear. To me, it's the other side of the coin to the art of character animation; giving something that is obviously fake the illusion of life for the sake of a performance, a little bit of "magic" if you will. People will say "Well, you do things that you normally wouldn't do out of suit, so it must be an emotional crutch." And I mean, it's a mascot costume. The context of social engagement changes when you are, effectively, a big-ass animal, similar to how I talk to my friends differently than I do my bosses. No shit I'm not going to steal strangers' hats or do a silly dance in public without a costume on. Most people don't, unless they're whitebread social experiment assholes on YouTube. Funnily enough though, every single non-furry person who has been able to wear my heads immediately- without fail- start doing exaggerated, stupid shit for the time they have it on. It's just the inherent nature of dress-up.At most, I can say that what the fandom has given me is the ability to find creative avenues that I wouldn't have otherwise considered or even thought about without that exposure, and that's because the fandom has no boundaries on what is acceptable art since the connecting thread of "animal" is extremely broad. Making suits is one pursuit, dancing is mildly another. The little bit I know how to do was fueled in part by the popularity of dance competitions at conventions, a mild thought that "Oh hey, that looks cool. I wanna learn some of that stuff too." Did it have to be furry for me to consider the interest in learning how to do a moonwalk or an arm tut combo? No. But it is what it is.And I don't like to think that I'm the only person of my kind out there, that I'm the only one who fell into this simply because it is, on the surface, adorable-ass shit and a fandom that truly champions free expression through the arts. If so, in that way, I do find furrydom pretty damn banal in the grand scheme of things. It's just another interest in a laundry list of interests that I have, a part of the sum versus the sum itself. And it would be much nicer if people could understand that versus trying to pick and nag at me looking for shit that isn't there in order to justify their preconceived notion that every single one of us has a kink.
In what universe do you reside in where Gamergate is okay? Is it the one with the rampant female sexual objectification that cares not for ages of consent and women's agency? That seems the most likely one.Or the one where you get swatted and put at risk for being killed for playing a game well?Or the one where a mass shooting at a gaming tournament just happened?Or the one where white supremacists openly admit having active recruitment in online games without any consequence whatsoever?Or the one where people say they don't give a damn about developers' and voice actors' work conditions so long as they get to play with their new toy?Or the one where you can't even go on more left-leaning forums and ask for decent minority representation without angry pushback?Or the one where men cite sympathy and understanding for incels?
"age play"
I would just like to point out, if it hasn't been already, that ageplay isn't inherently sexual even outside the furry community.
Quote from: marrec on April 02, 2019, 11:17:26 AM"age play" Quote from: https://www.resetera.com/threads/cnn-inside-the-misunderstood-culture-of-furries.80948/post-14976028I would just like to point out, if it hasn't been already, that ageplay isn't inherently sexual even outside the furry community.this thread is gold jerry
No matter what happens this is a cool idea and thanks to the mod team for doing it.
This. Typically, that infantilism, age play, diaperplay sort of thing is sexual in *other* ways, by hitting multiple targets at once. Humiliation is a big one, emasculation. Oftentimes it's not sexual at all, but a more therapeutic, "take care of me because I'm anxious and need someone to hold me and treat me well" sort of thing.
The Government should regulate furries.
diaperplay :puke:
I only saw furries once in my life in person. I saw some little kids running towards one of them and high-fiving him. I thougt it was one of those corporate mascots at first. Then I saw more of them and they all looked off for being corporate mascots. Then it dawned on me.These poor kids.
Quote from: KennyLoggins on April 02, 2019, 11:34:35 AMI only saw furries once in my life in person. I saw some little kids running towards one of them and high-fiving him. I thougt it was one of those corporate mascots at first. Then I saw more of them and they all looked off for being corporate mascots. Then it dawned on me.These poor kids. Last Halloween we saw some super drunk Furries in the southside and hung out with them for a hot minute. They were pretty normal if you discount the fact that their fursuits smelled like piss and they kept getting on all fours randomly inside the bar. We took a selfie with them and a Scooby Doo troupe.
Quote from: marrec on April 02, 2019, 11:40:20 AMQuote from: KennyLoggins on April 02, 2019, 11:34:35 AMI only saw furries once in my life in person. I saw some little kids running towards one of them and high-fiving him. I thougt it was one of those corporate mascots at first. Then I saw more of them and they all looked off for being corporate mascots. Then it dawned on me.These poor kids. Last Halloween we saw some super drunk Furries in the southside and hung out with them for a hot minute. They were pretty normal if you discount the fact that their fursuits smelled like piss and they kept getting on all fours randomly inside the bar. We took a selfie with them and a Scooby Doo troupe.I'm gonna go ahead and not discount that fact
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